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Bovine Tests (261)

An accession fee of $8.00 is applied to each accession/case, not each specimen. An accession is defined as samples from the same animal / herd / flock, originating from a single animal owner, submitted for the same condition, collected at the same time. This allows clients to receive bulk testing of same species (from the same owner) under one accession. Poultry submissions requesting multiples tests (e.g., AI, Mg/Ms, culture, etc.) for a single flock are counted as one accession.

Turnaround times are estimates in business days and apply to individual tests. Actual reporting of test results depends on the full battery of tests requested, day of the week/time of day samples arrive at the testing laboratory, and the quantity/quality of samples submitted. Information on additional services and fees can be found here.

The tests and fee schedules are provided for use by TVMDL clients, including veterinarians and animal owners. Fees charged to animal owners by veterinarians may exceed test prices shown herein, reflecting the time, expertise, and expense necessary to collect the sample, ship it in an appropriate manner, interpret results, and provide treatment advice.

Name ↑ Description Species Price
Antibiotic Susceptibility – Food Animal (Kirby-Bauer)

Determination of the antibiotic susceptibility of pure isolates from food animals by disk diffusion.

Specimen:

Pure bacterial isolate

Bovine, Camelid, Caprine, Cervid, Ovine, Porcine $20.00 Details
Toxicology Evaluation (Microscopy)

Identification of components and toxic substances, such as plants and plant parts, algae, insects, or bait material.

Specimen:

One or more of the following: 

  • 2 cups to 1 quart of GI content
  • 20 mL water
  • 500 g feed
  • 2-4 flakes hay
  • 10 g bait material

All $75.50 Details
Mycoplasma spp. (PCR)

Detection of Mycoplasma species by PCR.

Specimen:

One or more of the following: 

  • 1 g fresh tissue
  • 0.5-2 mL joint fluid
  • swab

Amphibian, Avian, Bovine, Camelid, Canine, Caprine, Cervid, Equine, Exotic, Feline, Ovine, Porcine, Rodent $37.75 Details
Microprotein

Measurement of protein concentration in cerebrospinal fluid or urine.

Specimen:

0.5 mL urine or cerebrospinal fluid

Bovine, Camelid, Canine, Caprine, Cervid, Equine, Exotic, Feline, Ovine, Porcine, Rodent $15.00 Details
Bovine Herpesvirus Type 1 (rtPCR)

Detection of bovine herpesvirus type 1, the causative agent of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) by real time PCR.

Specimen:

One or more of the following: 

  • nasopharyngeal swab
  • 1-2 mL EDTA whole blood
  • 1 mL semen
  • 1-2 mL transtracheal wash (TTW)
  • 1-2 mL bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)
  • 1 g fresh or frozen lung or trachea

Bovine $27.00 Details
Drug Screen – Beta Agonists in Retina (LC/MS)

Detection of beta-agonist drugs in retina tissue by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. Targets include albuterol, clenbuterol, formoterol, metoprolol, ractopamine, terbutaline, and zilpaterol.

Specimen: 1 eyeball

Bovine, Caprine, Ovine $145.75 Details
Electron Microscopy

General evaluation of samples for virus particles using transmission electron microscopy (TEM).

Specimen:

One or more of the following: 

  • 2-5 g intestine
  • 2-5 mL intestinal content
  • 5 g feces
  • other fresh samples as deemed appropriate by submitter and/or professional staff

All $48.50 Details
Metal & Mineral Panel (ICP/MS)

Measurement of metals and minerals by inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry.  Targets include manganese, cobalt, copper, iron, molybdenum, selenium, zinc, arsenic, cadmium, lead, and thallium.A $10.75 sample preparation fee will be added to tissue and feed specimens.

Specimen:

One or more of the following*: 

  • both 0.5 mL EDTA whole blood and 1 mL serum (both sample types are required)
  • 5 g fresh liver
  • 0 mg fresh liver biopsy (approx. 3 Tru-Cut samples, no fluid added)
  • 500 g feed

For birds, 0.6 mL EDTA or heparinized whole blood is adequate.

*Serum selenium provides current day levels, while whole blood selenium indicates selenium status over a longer period of time. TVMDL can interpret both serum and whole blood selenium concentrations for cattle, horses, sheep, birds or white-tailed deer. For goats, TVMDL has reference values for serum or plasma only.

Blood, serum, and urine samples are tested on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays with a turnaround time of 5 days. Tissue and feed samples are tested on Mondays and Thursdays with a turnaround time of 7 days.

All $37.75 Details
Parasite & Ova Identification (Fecal Sedimentation)

Detection of fluke eggs in feces by fecal sedimentation.

Specimen:

3-5 g feces

All $21.50 Details
Brucella abortus / suis (Card Agglutination)

Detection of antibodies to Brucella abortus and Brucella suis, the causative agents of brucellosis, by card agglutination.

Specimen:

1 mL serum or plasma

Bovine, Camelid, Canine, Caprine, Cervid, Equine, Ovine, Porcine $3.25 Details
Bovine Herpesvirus Type 1 (kinetic ELISA) [Referral]

Detection of antibodies to bovine herpesvirus type 1, the causative agent of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, by kinetic ELISA.

Specimen:

2 mL serum

Bovine $16.50 Details
Avermectins (LC/MS)

Measurement of avermectins, including abamectin, doramectin, eprinomectin, ivermectin, moxidectin and selamectin, by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry.

Specimen:

One or more of the following: 

  • feces
  • source material
  • adipose (fat)
  • brain
  • liver
  • kidney
  • feed
  • serum

Avian, Bovine, Camelid, Canine, Cervid, Equine, Feline $108.00 Details
Brucella abortus / suis (Tube Agglutination)

Detection of antibodies to Brucella abortus and Brucella suis, the causative agents of brucellosis, using the standard tube agglutination test (STT). 

Specimen:

1 mL serum

Bovine, Porcine $3.25 Details
Anaplasma marginale (cELISA)

Detection of antibodies to Anaplasma marginale by competitive ELISA.

Specimen:

1 mL serum

Bovine $13.00 Details
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (Solid Culture)

Detection of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, the causative agent of Johne’s disease, by culture.

Specimen:

Feces

Bovine $43.25 Details
Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (Antigen Capture ELISA)

Detection of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVD) antigen in serum or ear notch samples by antigen-capture (ACE) ELISA; used to detect persistently infected (PI) animals.

Specimen:

Ear notch or 1 mL serum

Bovine $7.50 Details
Antibiotic Susceptibility – Mastitis (Kirby-Bauer)

Determination of the antibiotic susceptibility of pure isolates from milk by disk diffusion.

Specimen:

Pure bacterial isolate

Bovine, Camelid, Caprine, Ovine, Porcine $16.25 Details
Leptospira Panel – 5 Serovars @ 1:400 Dilution (MAT)

Detection of antibodies to 5 serovars of leptospira by quantitative microscopic agglutination test. Targets include pomona, ictero., canicola, grippo., and hardjo. Beginning screen is 1:400.  Individual serovars are also available at $7.50 per serovar.

Specimen:

1 mL serum

All $23.75 Details
pH (pH Electrode)

Measurement of pH levels in rumen.

Specimen:

500 g rumen content

Bovine, Caprine, Cervid, Ovine $21.50 Details
Phosphorus

Measurement of phosphorous in ocular fluid, serum, or urine by automated analyzer.

Specimen:

0.5 mL serum, lithium heparin plasma, ocular fluid, or urine

All $8.75 Details
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (rtPCR)

Detection of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, the causative agent of Johne’s disease, by real time PCR. TVMDL provides an option to pool up to three samples if pooling is indicated on the submission form. Pooling will add an additional $2.25 per sample.

Specimen:

One or more of the following: 

  • 1 g feces
  • 1 mL intestinal content
  • 1-2 g fresh intestine

Bovine, Camelid, Caprine, Ovine $32.25 Details
Drug Screen – Performance Animals (LC/MS)

Detection of prohibited substances and permissible therapeutic drugs in livestock show or competition mammalian and avian species using liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. Quantitation of a positive sample is available for an additional fee.  This test is not available for horses intended for racing, whether in training or competition. 

Specimen:

One or more of the following: 

  • 20 mL urine
  • 5 g feces
  • 10 mL serum

Avian, Bovine, Camelid, Caprine, Equine, Exotic, Ovine, Porcine $80.00 Details
Tritrichomonas foetus – Bovine (rtPCR)

Detection of Tritrichomonas foetus in bovine samples by real time PCR.

Specimen:

One of the following: 

  • inoculated InPouch TF or direct smegma in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) or sterile staline
  • 1-2 mL preputial washes from bulls
  • 1-2 mL cervical washes from cows
  • inoculated trich pouch
  • 1-2 mL stomach content from aborted fetus

Bovine $27.00 Details
Molybdenum (ICP/MS)

Measurement of molybdenum by inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry. A $10.75 sample preparation fee will be added to tissue and feed specimens.

Specimen:

One or more of the following: 

  • 1 mL serum or plasma
  • 5 g fresh liver
  • 50 mg fresh liver biopsy (at least 3 Tru-Cut samples, no fluid added)
  • 500 g feed

For birds, 0.3 mL serum or plasma is adequate.

Blood, serum, and urine samples are tested on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays with a turnaround time of 5 days. Tissue and feed samples are tested on Mondays and Thursdays with a turnaround time of 7 days.

All $21.50 Details
Parasite ID – Common (Gross Identification)

Identification of endoparasites or ectoparasites based on morphological characteristics. 

Specimen:

Whole parasite (helminth or arthropod)

All $21.50 Details
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